Charles Mathias collection

Collection

Identifier: L1973-31

Staff Only
Not requestable

Scope and Content of the Collection

The collection consists of the papers of Charles Mathias from 1951-1973. Includes correspondence, legal documents, and printed materials. Documents pertain to attempts by United Steel Workers of America (Atlanta, Georgia) Field Representatives Mathias and W.R. Thrasher to sign collective bargaining agreements with Scripto and Keller Industries. Also contains five motion picture films concerning the United Steel Workers of America.

Dates

Creation: 1951-1973

Creator

Mathias, Charles, 1913- (Person)

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research use.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Georgia State University is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research, subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Georgia State University may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.

Biography of Charles Mathias

Charles Mathias (1913-1985), Field Representative for the United Steel Workers was born in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Extent

0.3 Linear Feet (in 1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

The collection consists of the papers of Charles Mathias from 1951-1973, including correspondence, legal documents, and printed materials pertaining to attempts by United Steel Workers of America (Atlanta, Georgia) Field Representatives Mathias and W.R. Thrasher to sign collective bargaining agreements with Scripto and Keller Industries.

Acquisition Information

Collection donated by Charles Mathias, 1973

Separated Materials

During processing audiovisual materials, periodicals, pamphlets, proceedings, and contracts were separated other Southern Labor Archives Printed Collections. For periodicals, see the Southern Labor Archives Periodicals Collection finding aid or catalog. For pamphlets, see the Southern Labor Archives Pamphlet Collection finding aid (note that this collection has been weeded over time). For contracts and agreements, see the United Steelworkers of America Contract Collection finding aid. For audiovisual materials and proceedings consult archivist.

Separated to the Southern Labor Archives Constitutions and Bylaws Collection

New Jersey, Atlantic City. United Steelworkers of America, 1964
New Jersey, Atlantic City. United Steelworkers of America, 1966
Ohio, Cleveland. United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, 1951
Georgia, Atlanta. Georgia State AFL-CIO, 1960
Georgia, Atlanta. Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO, undated
Georgia, Atlanta. United Steelworkers of America (International Union), 1958

Separated to the Southern Labor Archives Proceedings Collection

AFL-CIO, Industrial Union Department, 1961
CIO 10th Constitutional Convention, 1948
Transport Workers Union of America, 8th Biennial Convention, 1952
Ohio CIO Council, 10th Annual Convention, 1949
International Woodworkers of America, 12th Convention, 1948
International Woodworkers of America, 14th Convention, 1950
International Woodworkers of America, 15th Convention, 1951
International Woodworkers of America, Special Convention, 1958
Georgia State Industrial Union Council, 9th, 13th-16th Annual Conventions, 1948, 1952-1955
Textile Workers Union of America, 5th Biennial Convention, 1948
Textile Workers Union of America, 6th Biennial Convention, 1950
United Steelworkers of America, 3rd-15th Constitutional Conventions, 1946-1970
United Steelworkers of America, Special International Convention, 1952

Separated to the Southern Labor Archives Pamphlets Collection

107 pamphlets filed by publisher and concerning the economy, civil rights, and the government

Separated to the Southern Labor Archives Periodicals Collection

Industrial Union Department Digest, Spring 1957
Steel Labor, February 1966
Memphis Union News, January 1965
AFL-CIO, Memo from Cope, 1970, 1972
Georgia Council Spotlight, March-April 1953
Steelworkers Legislative Newsletter, March 27, 1972
News from the USWA, April 30, 1973
Nonferrous Report, January 1972

Separated to Southern Labor Archives Audiovisual Collection

David J. McDonald Opens USWA Convention, Atlantic City (Bob Post, Inc.), September 19, 1970
State of Our Union, Philadelphia (News Reel Laboratory), undated
United Steelworkers of America, This is Your Union, Philadelphia(News Reel Laboratory), undated
President Kennedy and David J. McDonald Interview, (Union Production Studios, Inc.) September 6, 1962
Talk by David J. McDonald on the Necessity of Reelection President Lyndon Johnson, (United Steelworkers of America), August 10, 1964

Processing Information

Processed by Laura K. Farkas, 1973.

This collection guide was created from a legacy finding aid. The inventory's contents and storage locations of separated materials (if applicable) were not verified at that time.